The next SSF Cave Rescue course has been announced and will be held over the 6th to 14th November 2010 at Aillon le Jeune - Savoie (France), Massif des Bauges. See the attached information sheet for registration and full details.

However, if you are an Australian caver please contact Mr Joe Sydney at jsyd...@choice.com.au as a courtesy because in his role as UIS Cave Rescue Co-ordinator for South Pacific region will be managing and would like to be aware of participants from this part of the world. If you are a member of the Squad please contact the Captain or one of the Vice Captains.

Attached to this item is the a zip file containing:

-AGM Agenda
-SGM Agenda
-The attachments to the AGM and SGM notice
-Draft AGM Minutes
-Draft SGM Minutes

The draft documents for the annual general meeting are available attached to this page.

Please do not print these as they are drafts: final printed copies will be available at the meeting on Wednesday night.

The V3 course has been confirmed for the following dates, for more details please contact Kevin on kev...@caverescue.org.au.

Dates: Sept. 26-27, Oct.10-11 and Nov.21-22 (assesment). Participation in all weekends is required with the exception of recertifications which require 1 weekend only.

Prerequisites: VM qualified or demonstrable substantial vertical mobility experience [editor: that is full cave vertical skills], V3 Recertification.

For more details please contact Kevin on kev...@caverescue.org.au but please see the annoucement below from Paul Campbell-Allen of BWRS below.

The 2009 Annual General Meeting for the Squad will be held on Wednesday 12th August 2009, starting at 19:30 at the Bankstown HQ. All members are invited and encourage to attend. All financial and Life members are encouraged to check out the committee positions and, if interested, to nominate themselves. Members that are unable to attend are requested to forward an apology to the Secretary prior to the meeting.

The Squad (well actually Kevin on behalf of the Squad and BWRS) is running some vertical training refresher days prior to the full vertical rescue course planned for later in the year. These will be open to all members, including new Squad members, with basic cave vertical skills: that is you can safely ascend and descend yourself.

The dates will be added to the formal calendar shortly but they are: 25 July, 15 August (TBC) and 19 September.

Please contact me (kev...@caverescue.org.au) for more details.

Introduction

Hi all and welcome to 2009. I know it's been a while since you've all heard from
me but I've been hiding and trying to finish my PhD. Unfortunately it's not gone
in yet but as everyone (including my supervisors) is telling me not to stress
and it will be done when it's done it's time for me to catch up with some CRS
business.

Hi all and welcome to 2009 with the Squad. There is a lot of training and other events being planned so check out the calendar via the events link in the menu.

Peter Brady

There is a committee meeting this Tuesday at HQ. If you are interested or require more details please contact the Secretary: secr...@caverescue.org.au.

A draft agenda for the meeting is attached to this post.